Churn



PATENT Clarione WILLIAM H. 'oURTIcn oF EMINENCE, KENTUCKY.

CHURN.

sPEcIFIcATIoN formingpa'rt 'of Letters Patent No. 532,644, dated.January 15,1895.

Application tiled August 9, 1894. Serial No. 519,868. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. OURTIGE, of Eminence, in the county ofHenry and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Churns; and I do herebydeclare the following to be afull, clear and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art .to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

My invention'relates to an improvement in churns, preferably of theclass known as swinging churns, and `it,consists in certain novelfeatures of construction and combinations of parts as will behereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a view of my improvement inside elevation,

showing the screen or strainer in dotted lines.

Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section of the same, showing the screenor strainer in its operative position. Fig. 3 isa view showing themanner of attaching the handle to one of the swinging arms or rods; andFigs. 4 and 5 are detached views of the supporting bracket and screen orstrainer, respectively.,

A represents the churn body; ct, a, the hoops thereof; 6,19, theadjusting wedges, and c, c, the supporting brackets, which latter areeach provided with an oblong slot d, within which moves the screws orpins e carried by the adjusting wedges b, b. The upper face of theadjusting wedges b, b, rest against the bottom of churn A, while theirlower faces rest against the inner faces of hoops a, ct.

The churn bod y A is held together by means of the hoops a, a, which'latter are tightened and retained in their normal position by thewedges b, b, said wedges being so constructed and arranged that they canbe forced apart in order to tighten the hoops a, a, withoutinterferingwith any of the other parts of the churn or its attachments,the Wedges being retained against displacement by the screws or pins e,which latter when the wedges are moved in either direction are adaptedto travel in the oblong slots or grooves d, and hence any tendency onthe part of the wedges to depart from their course is obviated.

The supporting brackets c, c, are each provided on their lower ends withan open slot f, the inner portion of which latter constituting a bearingg, while the forwarld portion thereof is of greater diameter than saidbearing g, whereby a recess his formed for the reception of keys t', thelatter being retained against sidewise movement by the shoulders k, k atthe inner and outer ends of slots f.

The body portion of churn A is provided in its top with an opening f andthis is closed by the removable lid Gr.

The supporting frame B ot' the churn is preferably constructed of pipeor tubing and of the form shown in` the drawings. To the frame B arepivotally connected the swinging arms or rods C, C', which aresubstantially U -shaped and extend from one side of frame B to theopposite side thereof. The swinging arms or rods C, C', are looselymounted in bearings g, located insupporting brackets c, c, which latterare secured to the sides of churn A in any desired manner, and hence itwill be seen that the latter is movabl y supported on the frame B.

The outer or pivotal end of swinging arm or rod C is so arranged as toconstitute the pivotal point and connection for handle D, which latteris also rigidly secured to said arm or rod C yat the point e', by meansot' the fastening m, and hence it will be noticed that when handle D ismoved, arm or rod C is necessarily moved. Consequently the churn body isvibrated. At or near the lower end of handle D is located a hole oropening n, which is in open communication with both sides thereof, andis adapted to register with a like opening o passing through the collarpof treadle E. When the collar of treadle E is slipped over the end ofhandle D, the holes n, o, are adapted to register so as to receive thespring key fr, by means of which the treadle E is removably secured tothe handle D.

When the churning has been completed, the Wire screen or strainer F isplaced within the churn body A as shown in the drawings. This wirescreen or strainer F, consists of a frame s, wire netting or fabricconnected to said frame and a handle t, by means of which the screen orstrainer is manipulated and held in position with the churn. In order tomake the screen or strainer have a nished appearance at the juncture offrame s and wire fabric s', a series of narrow metal strips u aresoldered around frame s and fabric s', VVwhich not only accomplishes theresult above noted,

but prevents the wire fabric from becoming loose or detached and furtherrenders the entire device stronger. The `wire screen or strainer ispreferably bent substantially in the arc of a circle and when placed inthe position disclosed in the drawings, is prevented from beingdisplaced by the handle t, which latter abuts against one end of openingf in the top of churn A.

When it is desired to draw off the milk, the churn is first tilted inthe desired direction, which causes the butter and milk to assemble inthe lower end of the churn. The wire screen or strainer is theninserted, after which the churn is tilted in the opposite direction,which causes the milk to pass through the wire fabric s', and out of theopening zu, located in said tilted end of churn, the butter being caughtby the screen. After the milk has been drained off, the butter can beremoved by simply removing the screen or strainer F.

It is evident that changes in the construetion and relative arrangementof the several parts might be made without avoiding my invention andhence I would have it understood that I do not restrict myself to theparticular construction and arrangement of parts shown and described,but,

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a churn, the combination with a churn body, of hoops around thebody and secured together at the ends, wedges inserted between the bodyand the hoops and adapted to be forced apart to tighten the hoops,brackets secured to the churn body, screws passed through the bracketsinto the wedges whereby to hold them in place, substantially as setforth.

2. In achurn, the combination with a frame, a churn body, and hangershinged tothe frame and supporting the churn to swing back and forth, ofbrackets having bearings therein to receive the hangers, keys in saidbrackets to retain the hangers in the bearings, hoops around the body,said hoops having their ends secured together, Wedges interposed betweenthe body and hoops, and screws passed through elongated slots in thebrackets into the wedges whereby to hold said wedges in position whenadjusted, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM Il. CURTICE. Witnesses:

H. R. CAMP, JAMES H. PATTERSON.

